This message was sent to ##Email## May 27, 2020         Home  |   About  |    Membership   |    Education & Events   |    EA Advocacy  |    Become an Enrolled Agent     YOUR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Full Name: ##firstname## ##lastname## NAEA ID: ##userid## Membership Exp. Date: ##membertype##     ASSOCIATION UPDATES NAEA State Affiliates — COVID-19 Updates NAEA Organizations, in response to COVID-19, are attempting to pivot from live events to virtual formats. Our affiliates are no different. If your state society would like NAEA to disseminate to our national network of members and contacts information about your event cancellation or transitioning your live meetings to a virtual format, please contact Janelle Julien, Senior Communication Manager. .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Make the Most of Working Remotely with Receipt Bank As many small businesses and firms become increasingly reliant on technology, we believe there is no better time than now to begin automating your data entry processes. 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What You Need To Know About Common Tax Penalties [free ebook] Why Millennials Are a Tax Resolution Gold Mine Give Client Service That Shines: 5 Best Practices How to Keep Your Clients' Data Secure   Contribute to NAEA Education Foundation NAEA The NAEA Education Foundation (NAEA-EF), established in 1972, is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, dedicated to assisting aspiring enrolled agents on their Circular 230 journey. The Foundation also assists enrolled agents and other Circular 230 licensed tax practitioners with ongoing continuing professional education needs. Among its activities is awarding peer-reviewed scholarships to those who attend NAEA's premiere national continuing education program — the National Tax Practice Institute™ (NTPI™). 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Jeff Trinca and Roger Nemeth, EA, were interviewed by Bloomberg Tax. Read "IRS Trying to Fix Issue that Kicked Users Off Transcript System." Jeff Trinca was interviewed by Bloomberg Tax. Read "Coronavirus Exposes IRS Weak Spots Ripe for Reform." Jeff Trinca was interviewed by Bloomberg Tax. Read "TAX VIRUS BRIEFING: Reopenings Start, New Aid Talks on Pause."     STATE AFFILIATES ANNOUNCEMENTS VASEA Virtual Spring Seminar: Expand Your Horizons — June 3-5, 2020 NAEA Great speakers, great topics, great price! Join us for our VASEA Virtual Spring Seminar. READ MORE TxSEA 2020: Expand Your Horizons — June 22-26, 2020 NAEA Feeling cloistered? Expand your horizons. TxSEA did. Join us for our TxSEA 2020 Webinar Convention. READ MORE .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT     INDUSTRY NEWS IRS sending out new coronavirus stimulus debit cards CPA Practice Advisor For the millions of Americans still expecting to receive stimulus payments from the IRS in the form of a paper check, there may be a surprise coming in their mailbox soon. It may come as a surprise to tax professionals too, so be prepared. The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that the IRS will begin sending out four million stimulus payments on prepaid debit cards this week instead of mailing paper checks.  READ MORE IRS asked to ease reporting burden in foreign tax credit rules Bloomberg Tax The IRS needs to make it easier for companies to offset U.S. taxes with foreign tax credits by simplifying final tax rules, tax practitioners and a trade group said during a hearing. The National Foreign Trade Council and representatives from two law firms spoke to IRS officials at a hearing via teleconference on proposed foreign tax credit rules the IRS released in December.  READ MORE   Complimentary VIP assistance for PPP Loans As an agent for various banks, we are accepting and processing PPP Loans. We trouble-shoot and love challenges. We are not competing with services that CPA’s provide to their clients. Click here to learn more about Asset Enhancement Solutions, LLC. MORE   US taxpayers might lose money helping companies. Economists say it's a good thing. The Washington Post Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin acknowledged something important this week: The U.S. government might lose money — taxpayer money — on the financial lifelines it is offering American businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Mnuchin didn’t provide a dollar figure for how much taxpayer money he thinks is reasonable to lose.  READ MORE A pro-business provision in the CARES Act every business owner should know Forbes On March 27, President Trump signed the CARES Act, the $2 trillion stimulus package to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The package authorizes aid to several parts of the economy. Most of the news about the act centered around the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was later replenished with another $310 billion of funding on April 24, and the $1,200 stimulus checks to eligible taxpayers.  READ MORE NAEA Tax Break | Volume 2: Issue 27 Connect with NAEA Recent Issues | Unsubscribe | Web Version  Colby Horton, MultiView, Executive Vice-President, Publishing/Marketing, 469-420-2601 | Media Kit Jason Zimmerman, Executive Editor, 469-420-2686| Contribute news National Association of Enrolled Agents 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC, 20036, United States 202-822-6232 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063